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Dead at age 49
471 Notable deaths
Edith Cavell
British nurse (1865-1915).
Born December 4th, 1865 in Swardeston.
Died October 12th, 1915 at 49 years old in Schaerbeek (gunshot wound).
Sherri Martel
American professional wrestler and manager (1958–2007).
Born February 8th, 1958 in New Orleans.
Died June 15th, 2007 at 49 years old in Birmingham (drug overdose). [ref]
Joan Hackett
American actress (1934–1983).
Born March 1st, 1934 in East Harlem.
Died October 9th, 1983 at 49 years old in Encino (cancer, ovarian cancer).
John P. O'Neill
American counter-terrorism expert.
Born February 6th, 1952 in Atlantic City.
Died September 11th, 2001 at 49 years old in World Trade Center.
Mohammad Najibullah
4th general secretary of the people's democratic party of afghanistan.
Born August 6th, 1947 in Gardēz. [ref]
Died September 27th, 1996 at 49 years old in Kabul (hanging). [ref]
Venu Madhav
South indian actor (1969–2019).
Born December 30th, 1969 in Kodad.
Died September 25th, 2019 at 49 years old in Secunderabad (kidney disease). [ref]
Jacques Brel
Belgian singer (1929–1978).
Born April 8th, 1929 in Schaerbeek.
Died October 9th, 1978 at 49 years old in Avicenne Hospital (lung cancer).
Aadesh Shrivastava
Indian composer.
Born September 4th, 1966 in Jabalpur.
Died September 5th, 2015 at 49 years old in Mumbai (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Tommy Lynn Sells
American serial killer.
Born June 28th, 1964 in Kingsport.
Died April 3rd, 2014 at 49 years old in Huntsville Unit in Texas, Huntsville (lethal injection).
Robert Pastorelli
American actor.
Born June 21st, 1954 in New Brunswick.
Died March 8th, 2004 at 49 years old in Hollywood Hills (drug overdose).
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius